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Lead Security Engineer

at Qualys

Pune, India Manager Posted 2026-04-24

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Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! As a Lead Engineer, Security Signatures you will be part of a motivated engineering team that is responsible for the research, development, and delivery of vulnerability signatures . This opening is your opportunity to work on a unique security solution in the rapidly expanding fields of vulnerability management and cyber security is a company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates.       Responsibilities   Research and create signatures for the Qualys product to detect vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems.   Research new and emerging technologies to identify vulnerabilities and exploits.   Research Zero-day and actively attack vulnerabilities to create signatures to identify vulnerable assets.   Build automation for day-to-day tasks.     Qualifications   BS in computer science with 5+3 years of experience in Information Security domain or MS in computer science or cyber security.   In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, FTP, SSH, TLS/SSL, and SMTP protocols.   Experience and strong knowledge of vulnerability management and penetration testing. Knowledge and hands on experience with several types of security vulnerabilities and attacks.   Experience with scripting languages, including Python and Bash.   Experience with network analysis tools, analysis of packet captures.   Proficient with regular expressions.   System administrator experience on Windows or Unix platforms.   Strong understanding of VPN, Firewalls, Intrusion detection systems (IDS).   Excellent written and verbal communication skills.     Additional Plus Competencies   Understanding of Lua (preferred), or Java.   Knowledge of Virtualization software (VMWare, Virtual PC/Virtual Box, XEN, etc.).   Knowledge of Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc.).   Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.   Able to handle projects independently.   Experienced in the use of vulnerability scanners, IDS, and security tools.   Experience in developing security-related tools/programs.   OSCP and similar certifications.

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